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equip.

To supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task; to provide with (e.g. weapons, provisions, munitions, rigging).

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɪˈkwɪp/[ɪˈkʰwɪp]/əˈkwɪp/[əˈkʰwɪp]
  1. To supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task; to provide with (e.g. weapons, provisions, munitions, rigging).

    transitive
  2. To dress up; to array; to clothe.

    transitive
  3. To prepare (someone) with a skill.

    transitive
    I'm sorry, but I don't feel equipped to answer that kinda question yet.
  4. To equip oneself with (an item); to bring (equipment) into active use.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From French équiper (“to supply, fit out”), originally said of a ship, Old French esquiper (“to embark”); of Germanic origin, most probably from Old Norse skipa (“to man (a ship)”), from Proto-Germanic *skipōną (“to ship, sail, embark”). Compare with Middle High German schipfen, German schiffern, Icelandic skipa, Old English scipian. Doublet of ship.

noun/ɪˈkwɪp/[ɪˈkʰwɪp]/əˈkwɪp/[əˈkʰwɪp]
  1. Equipment (carried by a game character).

    slang · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From French équiper (“to supply, fit out”), originally said of a ship, Old French esquiper (“to embark”); of Germanic origin, most probably from Old Norse skipa (“to man (a ship)”), from Proto-Germanic *skipōną (“to ship, sail, embark”). Compare with Middle High German schipfen, German schiffern, Icelandic skipa, Old English scipian. Doublet of ship.

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